Color #75755D Color / Colour Code #75755D
This page shows the hex color code for color #75755d (#75755D). The colour is a yellow tone with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #75755D against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#75755D paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 30, 60, and 90 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 60, 180, and 300 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #75755D
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 60 and saturation at 11%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 60 to 105 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 60 with its complement at 240 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #75755D
Lightness variations at hue 60 and 11% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #75755D
Design Use Cases for #75755D
Muted Accent Color
With 11% saturation, #75755D has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 41% lightness, #75755D is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Attention & Optimism
#75755D is in the yellow spectrum (hue 60). Yellow attracts attention faster than any other color. Use it for warning labels, featured content markers, star ratings, and tooltip backgrounds. Pair with dark text since yellow often fails contrast checks against white.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #75755D (hue 60) to its complement at hue 240. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 90. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #75755d, #5d5d74);
CSS Code for #75755D
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Colors visually similar to #75755D based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #75755D (#75755D)
#75755D is a yellow color (colour) with RGB channel values of 117 red, 117 green, and 93 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 60 degrees with 11% saturation and 41% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #75755D is 114/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow, and 54% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #75755D against white is 4.71:1 and against black is 4.46:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 29% lightness.
The complementary colour #5D5D74 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #75755D. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #74695D and #69745D, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #75755D?
- #75755D is Color #75755D, a yellow color (colour) with RGB(117, 117, 93), HSL(60, 11%, 41%), and CMYK(0%, 0%, 21%, 54%). Its perceived brightness is 114/255.
- Is #75755D accessible for text?
- Against white, #75755D has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.46:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #75755D?
- The complementary colour is #5D5D74 (hue 240). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #74695D and #69745D. The triadic palette adds #5D7474 and #745D74 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #75755D in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #75755d; or rgb(117, 117, 93); or hsl(60, 11%, 41%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 60 11% 41%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.